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Boss, Suzie – Northwest Education, 2003
A project to help teachers use technology to enhance learning is tied to the Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial, to bring a sense of adventure to learning. A 3-day outdoor workshop emphasizing the Nez Perce role in the expedition and a mapping project tracing changes in Lewiston (Idaho) had 8th-graders using global positioning systems,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, American Indian Studies, Cartography, Experiential Learning
Reed, Bracken – Northwest Education, 2003
A Portland (Oregon) middle school teacher teaches an ethnobotany class using plants identified in Lewis and Clark's journals. After months of learning about native plants, Native American culture, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the class culminates in a 3-day canoe trip down the Columbia River. A Lewis and Clark Rediscovery grant provides…
Descriptors: After School Education, American Indian Studies, Field Trips, History Instruction
Fox, Mary Jo Tippeconnic; Nelson, Claudia E.; Stauss, Joseph H. – Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, 2001
In 1997, the University of Arizona was the first institution to offer a Ph.D. in American Indian Studies. This article profiles recent doctoral students in the program, lists the achievements of doctoral graduates and the program's faculty, and describes service and outreach activities to Arizona's tribal colleges and reservation communities. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Students, American Indian Studies, College Faculty, College Programs
Jorde, Karen L., Ed.; Young, Robert E., Ed. – 1987
Thirty-four faculty development programs at colleges and universities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota are described. Descriptions of the programs, which are funded by the Bush Foundation, provide a brief overview of the college involved, outline the program goals and strategies and identify a contact person. Areas addressed by the…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction